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Lord Keith to Markham, no water to be had at Dungeness, ships to anchor in Dover Roads, looking for someone to go to look at Dunkirk (Manuscript)
1803
MRK/101/3/12
Memo from Evan Nepean [Admiralty] to Lieut Col McMahon draft in hand of Nepean on the nomination of Captain Northey from the Lutine to the Haarlem (Manuscript)
1802
MRK/101/3/9
Lord Keith to Markham, on chain for the harbour at Dover, collisions at sea, loss of anchors by the French (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/3/160
Mr Crew, Office of Ordnance, to Mr Markham enclosing a letter from Congreve, Comptroller of the laboratory at Woolwich, on the supply of stores. (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/3/137
Lord Keith, Monarch, off Ramsgate to Captain Wright (copy), on his request for ships, unable to meet all his requirements (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/3/104
Lord Keith to Markham, thoughts on enemy intentions, ship movement (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/3/152
Lord Keith, Ramsgate, to Markham, on hired cutters complaining of want of pay, meeting at Dover to plan withdrawal from service after 6 months, need to build gun ships to get away from the mercy of Dover rmen, ship movements, water at Deal, smugglers in prison at Flushing (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/3/110
Lord Keith to Markham, all ships ordered to stations, importance of ships to defend the Wallet and mouths of the rivers. (Manuscript)
1803
MRK/101/3/52
Lord Keith to Markham, on ship movements, Captain Wright at Walmer (Manuscript)
1803
MRK/101/3/84
Admiral Russel to Lord Keith, on the problem of secret orders (Manuscript)
1803
MRK/101/3/81
Lord Keith to Markham, store squadron returned to the Downs, false American information (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/3/164
Lord Keith to Markham, on a chart for Dalrymple (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/3/108
Lord Keith to Markham, little to be seen at Boulogne, on ship movements, if French come up the channel, ministers jangling (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/3/196
Lord Keith to Markham, on ship movements, fire ship difficulties in light winds, enclosing Thornborough’s letter (MRK/101/3/121), (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/3/120
Lord Keith to Markham, on reports in the papers, the stone expedition, wind keeps ships at the Nore (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/3/174
Lord Keith to Markham, on ship movements, Captain Wrights requests sent to Lord St V[incent] (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/3/107
Lord Keith to Markham, on the illness of Lord W Stuart at Sheerness, news from Thornborough of 2000 Dutch soldiers at the Helder, wish for an exchange to include Lieutenant Wilmot (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/3/183
Lord Keith to Markham, enclosing a letter from Captain Owen (MRK/101/3/88), on possible Dutch attack, reports from the Gallant Knight [Sir Sidney Smith] (Manuscript)
1803
MRK/101/3/87
Lord Keith, Sheerness, to Markham, on the appointment of pursers (Manuscript)
1803
MRK/101/3/10
Captain Searle to [Captain] Stewart, on the arrival of Robb, employed to collect intelligence, employed by Sir Sidney [Smith], reporting letter from Sir Sidney, enclosing (MRK/101/3/115)a description of a schooner (below) Pencil sketch Drawing undated but relating to letter above of 2 ships, one entitled a 12 or 18 pounder [gun] and the other 19 days ago left Flushing there were 17 of these with 2 24 pounders, one aft, and 6 or 9 pounders in the waist (Manuscript)
1804
MRK/101/3/115
Admiral Lord Keith, at anchor off Alexandria, to Markham, complaining about the expedition and short of ships and men (Manuscript)
1801
MRK/101/3/1
Letters received from Rear-Admiral Billy Douglas at Yarmouth. (Manuscript)
1805-05-01 - 1805-07-31
KEI/28/88
Letters received from Rear-Admiral Billy Douglas at Yarmouth. (Manuscript)
1806-01-01 - 1806-03-31
KEI/28/90
Letters received from Rear-Admiral Billy Douglas at Yarmouth. (Manuscript)
1805-08-01 - 1805-12-31
KEI/28/89
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